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Landmarks of Science in Early and Classical India Landmarks of Science in Early and Classical India Michel Danino Email: [email protected] Based on lectures given at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, January 2010, and IIT-Kanpur, February 2010 For pritivateciltiirculation only. Note When we study the history of science in India, we come across a variety of perspectives. At one end of the spectrum, some scholars find no science in ancient India. To them, her contributions are limited, at best, to the decimal place-value system of numeral notation; otherwise, what passes off as Indian science was actually bdborrowed from the BblBabylon ians, the GkGreeks, the Chinese and the AbArabs. At the other end, overenthusiastic exponents have tried to portray early Indian scientists as creators of virtually all science, including gravitation, the theory of RltiitRelativityor quantum phihysics, and itinventors of wondrous machines such as vimânas or nuclear weapons. Both stands are untenable. There are many high achievements in the history of science in IdiIndia, btbut the iir dldevelopment was, as elhlsewhere, a gradldual process, rich in brilliant insights but also, at times, in errors or approximations. This presentation offers a overview of the evolution of science in early and clillassical IdiIndia; it titries tostiktrikeamiddlepath and to present highli g htsas objectively as possible. Targeting students, it avoids technical developments and claims no completeness. CtCommentsarewelcome. I. Pre-Siddhantic* DlDevelopmen ts * Siddhânta = “principle”, “conclusion”, but in the context of scientific literature, a treatise. This era is inaugurated by Aryabhâta at the end of the 5th century CE. 1. Neolithic & megalithic antecedents Burzahom, Kashmir (Neolithic , 3000–1500 BCE). Perhaps a supernova 7, 000 years ago. (H. Joglekar, Mayank Vahia & others) Bomai, Kashmir. The concentric circles may indicate a comet impact. (Mayank Vahia & others) Calendrical sticks noting the phases of the moon (Andamans, c.10000 BCE) In every ancient culture, early man regarded the universe as something vast, mysterious and sacred, and tried to relate to it in every possible way: through religion, through customs, and later through science. In megalithic monuments, for instance ((,above, stone circles at Brahmagiri near Myy,sore, studied by N.K. Rao), we find alignments with the sunrise at the solar solstice. Such studies of early monuments have long been conducted in the West but are only beginning in India. 2. Indus-Sarasvati Civilization First steps of technology and science in the protohistoric era* The east-west alignment of the main streets of Mohenjo-daro’s “citadel” (or acropolis, left) was based on the Pleiades star cluster (Krittika), which rose due east at the time; it no longer does because of the precession of the equinoxes. (German archaeologist Holger Wanzke, “Axis systems and orientation at Mohenjo-daro”, 1987) The mystery of Mohenjo-daro’s “ring stones” (above right):the small drilled holes (see red arrows), showed the stones were used to track the path of the sun through the year, as seen from Mohenjo-daro. Such evidences demonstrate the first steps in observational astronomy. There are other hints, such as possible * For technology, p lease see separate pdf file on astronomical symbolism on a few seals. (Finnish scholar Erkka this civilization. Maulan, “The Calendar Stones from Mohenjo-daro”, 1984) A rudimentary decimal system The standardized Harappan system of weights followed a dual binary- decimal progression: • 1 (= 0.86 g), 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64; • then, instead of continuing with the geometric progression: • 160, 200, 320, 640, 1,600, 3,200, 6,400, 8,000, 12,800; • therefore tens, hundreds and thousands of previous units. Note: This does not mean that the Harappans noted their numbers in a decimal manner (that is virtually impossible, as this development comes much later). Several other ancient civilizations also used multiples of 10 withou t a deci mal syst em of numeral not ati ons. Linear units related to those of historical times • Lothal’s measuring scale (bottom left, 27 graduations spanning 46 mm): 1 unit = 1.77 mm. • V. Mainkar in 1984: 10 Lothal units come close to the Arthashâstra’s angula or digit (1.778 cm in his estimate). • Kalibangan’s terracotta scale: a unit of 1.75 cm (analyzed by Prof. R. Balasubramaniam, IIT-Kanpur). • ItIn contemporary EtdMti(ltiChiGJEgypt and Mesopotamia (later in China, Greece, Japan, or the Roman Empire), the traditional digit fluctuated between 1.6 and 1.9 cm . • Dholavira’s successive enclosures follow strict ratios (()left), evidence of specific concepts of auspiciousness, sacred proportions, etc. • It is possible to calculate the unit of length used in planning Dholavira: 1.9 m (108 times 1.76 cm, the Harappan angula). (Research by Michel Danino.) 3. Historical Era: pre-Siddhantic* mathematics * Siddhânta = principle, conclusion, but in the context of scientific literature, a treatise. This era is inaugurated by Aryabhâta at the end of the 5th century CE. • Geometry of the Shulbasûtras (8th to 6th century BCE: shulba = rope): these four ancient texts deal with fire altars of various shapes. The altar, with 5 layers of 200 bricks each, symbolizes the universe, from the earth to the highest world. • The altars were constructed with bricks of specific shapes and area: the total area of the altar must always be carefully respected. It was generally 7½ square purushas, the pususha being, in the Shulbasûtras , the height of a man with his arm raised above his head. • This leads to precise but purely geometrical calculations (algebra did not exist yet). • The Shulbasûtras give a precise geometric expression of the so- called “Pythagorean theorem.” • Right angles were made by ropes marked to give the triads 3, 4, 5 and 5, 12, 13 (32 + 42 = 52, 52 + 122 = 132). • We should rename this theorem the “Shulba theorem”! Examples of other geometric operations in the Shulbasûtras: • “Squaring the circle” (and vice-versa): geometrically constructing a square having the same area as a given area. • Adding or subtracting the areas of two squares (to produce a single square). • Doubling the area of a square. • In the last construction, √2 works out to 577/408 or 1.414215, correct to the 5th decimal. (Same precision with √3.) • Pingala’s treatise Chhandashâstra or the science of verse meters (a few centuries BCE, Pingala being perhaps the brother of the famous grammarian Panini). • Notation of verse meters for verses with various numbers of syllables (6 in this case). • SllblSyllables are li liht(ght (lhlaghu)h) or heavy (guru)Th). The system of notation, spelling out every possible combination of light and heavy syllables, reflects the concept behind the modern binary notation of numbers used in computers. Earliest inscriptions (first centuries BCE and CE): numerals without decimal place value. See for instance how in the first column, 40 is formed byyp repeating the sy mbol for 20 twice. There is also no symbol for 0 and no mathematical concept of zero. • It is well established that so-called “Arabic numerals” originated in India. Their evolution has been traced to the Brâhmî script of MtiMauryan times. • The Webster dictionary gives the synonym of “Hindu-Arabic numeral”ls.” • All Indian numerals are also ultimately derived from Brâhmî numeral(ls (excep tfTt for Tamil ilhih, which had a different system using letters). Numbers 1 to 10 and symbolic connotations 0 - shunya bindu, kha, purna, vyoman, akasha, ambara, ananta… 1 - eka adi, pitamaha, tanu, kshiti, indu, soma, atman, brahman, surya… 2 - dvi ashvin, netra, paksha, yama... 3 - tri guna, loka, kala, agni, tripura, trishul, rama... 4 - chatur dish, yuga, irya, ashrama, veda... 5 - pañcha ishu, indriya, bhuta, pandava... 6 - shat rasa, anga, shanmukha, darshana... 7 - sapta ashva, naga, rishi, sagara, dvipa, buddha, sindhava, matrika... 8 - ashta gaja, naga, murti... 9 - nava anka, graha, chhidra, ratna... 10 - dasha anguli, asha, avatara, dish... Another example of the interface between science and spirituality in ancient India is found in the many names that numbers were given in scientific texts. Most of the names had philosophical or mythological backgrounds. The word râma,,, for instance, does not refer to Lord Rama but to number 3, because there were 3 Râmas (Parashurâma, Râma and Balarâma). Find out how many names you can explain in the above list. Indra’s Pearls Mathematical conceppgpygts are also found in the background of purely religious texts. The Avatamsaka Sûtra (a Buddhist text, a few centuries BCE), for instance, depicts a network of pearls placed in heavens by Indra so that “in each pearl one can see the reflections of all the others, as well as the reflections within the reflections and so on.” Three U.S. mathematicians found that Indra’s pearls follow the arrangement of circles in a “Schottky group” (and published a book entitled Indra’s Pearls). Two such structures are shown above. Of course, the Buddhist writers were unaware of these mathematical structures, but they seem to have had an intuition of the concept behind them. Modern science’s investigation of such ancient concepts is an interesting exercise. 4. Historical era: pre-Siddhantic astronomy The Rig-Veda clearly refers to an eclipse: the sun is struck with darkness by an asura (Svarbhânu). The eclipse was dated to 26 July 3928 BCE by P.C. Sengupta, but interpreting the texts to derive dates is always a delicate exercise. (Photo: annular solar eclipse of 15 January 2010 seen from Coimbatore) The above commentary on the Rig-Veda, by Sâyana, was composed in the 15th century and refers to an ancient tradition (“it is remembered”). With a yojana of 13.6 km (the yojana is sometimes defined as 8000 average human heights of 1.7m) and a nimesa of 16/75th of a second, this amounts to 280,755 km/s — just 6% from the speed of light (299,792 km/s).
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